Grants Of $17 Million Will Help Veterans Find Jobs
Grants of $17 million i to train and employ homeless veterans have been awarded under the Department of Labors Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP).
New Grantees were awarded $6.7 million dollars in 16 states, and current program grantees received $10.3 million in second-year funding.
HVRP expedites the reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force. The grants provide homeless veterans with job training and placement assistance. The Department of Labor’s Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) expects that more than 8,000 homeless veterans will gain employment as a result of these grants.
Funds are awarded on a competitive basis to state and local workforce investment boards, local public agencies, and nonprofit organizations, including faith-based and community organizations, which have familiarity with the area and population to be served and can administer an effective program. HVRP has been recognized nationwide as an extraordinarily efficient program and is the only federal program that focuses exclusively on employment of veterans who are homeless.